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We empirically investigate the existence of spatial autocorrelation between military dictatorships in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1977 through 2007. We apply a Bayesian SAR probit regression, extended to a pooled model. We find a robust and positive spatial autocorrelation coefficient, which shows a...
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on productivity, or have operated indirectly as barriers to the diffusion of productivity-enhancing innovations across …
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This paper examines how product market competition affects firms’ timing of adopting a new technology as well as whether the market provides sufficient adoption incentives. It shows that adoption dates differ not only among symmetric firms but also among markets with Cournot and Bertrand...
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large and complex market. Our study generates several interesting results related to the adoption and diffusion of Health …
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We study the causal effect of school curricula on students’ stated beliefs and attitudes. We exploit a major textbook …
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We investigate the link between leadership, beliefs and pro-social behavior. This link is interesting because field … influenced by leaders (CEOs, politicians) and beliefs about others’ behavior. Our framework is an experimental public goods game … with a leader. We find that leaders strongly shape their followers’ initial beliefs and contributions. In later rounds …
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It is standardly assumed that individuals adjust to perceived unfairness or norm violations in precisely the same area or relationship where the original offense has occurred. However, grievances over being exposed to injustice may have even broader consequences and also spill over to other...
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different beliefs about how policy choices will map into future economic outcomes. We show that when the incumbent party can …-serving behavior by political parties, but rather stems from their differing beliefs about the consequences of their actions. …
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and treat correlated information as independent. In consequence, people’s beliefs are excessively sensitive to well …-connected information sources, implying a pattern of “overshooting” beliefs. Additionally, in an experimental asset market, correlation …
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